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Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/āikäre

This Proto-Tocharian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Tocharian

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from the intensive prefix *e(n)- + *iäkre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eg- (“to lack”). If so, cognate with Latin egeo, etc.

Adjective

*āikäre

  1. empty

Descendants
  • Tocharian A: ekär
  • Tocharian B: aikare

Further reading
  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “aikare”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 108
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